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« on: November 07, 2012, 02:50:19 AM »

There's really a lot to digest here. It does indeed look like a 332-203 final electoral vote count (so I got this one exactly right Smiley). I'll just list a few things I've noted.

Obama loses every county in Utah, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.

Massive swing against Obama in coal country; 62-36 result in WV, 61-38 in KY, and a big swing against Obama in Southwest PA. Ben Chandler also goes down in defeat.

Obama wins Staten Island (although I'm not sure how the hurricane affects this as NJ also swung Democratic).

New England stays very strongly Democratic: 100% Dem House delegation once again, VT and RI may actually swing towards the President. Romney loses every county in MA. NH-Gov not close.

Democrats look to gain at least one Senate seat, maybe as many as three. McCaskill crushes Akin 55-39. Kerrey wasn't even close. Heitkamp looks strong to win.

Marriage equality wins in Maryland and Maine and looks strong in Washington.

Minnesota defeats both the marriage amendment and voter ID amendment.

Marijuana legalization passes in Washington and Colorado.

House will basically stay the same. I think this shows the strength of Republican gerrymandering across the country (NC defeats three Democrats with McIntyre winning by less than 400 votes). Illinois gerrymander knocks off four Republican incumbents. Also, Matheson looks to survive despite extremely tough headwinds. Allen West is also narrowly down in final results.

Puerto Rico appears to reject status quo and vote yes on statehood.

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I know I strayed from pure presidential results, but there's so just so much to say. Anyone else? Wink
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